VATICAN CITY, 7 APR 2010 (VIS) - The Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Saint Catherines, Canada, presented by Bishop James Matthew Wingle, in accordance with canon 401 para. 2 of the Code of Canon Law.
On Tuesday 6 April it was made public that he:
- Accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of Chalan Kanoa, Northern Mariana Islands, presented by Bishop Tomas Aguon Camacho, upon having reached the age limit.
- Appointed Archbishop Jose Horacio Gomez of San Antonio, U.S.A., as coadjutor archbishop of Los Angeles (area 14,019, population 11,606,889, Catholics 4,603,000, priests 1,144, permanent deacons 306, religious 2,589), U.S.A.
On Thursday 1 April it was made public that the:
- Appointed Msgr. Ruperto Cruz Santos of the clergy of Manila, Philippines, rector of the Pontifical Filipino College in Rome, as bishop of Balanga (area 1,373, population 639,000, Catholics 568,276, priests 59, religious 105), Philippines. The bishop-elect was born in San Rafael - Bulacan, Philippines in 1957 and ordained a priest in 1983.
- Appointed Msgr. Giuliano Gallorini, Msgr. Assunto Scotti and Msgr. Paolo Luca Braida, all officials of the Section for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State, as bureau chiefs of the same section.
RE:NEC:NER:NA/.../... VIS 20100407 (210)
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment